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The adventure tourism sector generated revenue of Rs 235 crore for Kerala last year, creating permanent jobs for over 3,000 people besides stimulating local business activity. “Like leisure travel, adventure tourism has also been gaining traction in recent times,” Tourism Minister PA Mohammed Riaz said on Saturday. The growth in the sector highlights the huge potential for the state to emerge as a global adventure and ecotourism hub. The tourism department also has big plans to partner with water sports and adventure tourism promoters and local organisations to further strengthen this sector,” Riaz said.”The state government is laying emphasis on…

“We must never forget that we have always been gracious and make an effort to address grievances.” Javier Vich, president of the Palma Hotel Association and CEO of the SumaM Hotel Group, acknowledged he was concerned about the impact reports of protests against overcrowding could have on the tourism market. He himself says he won’t go to places where he perceives there to be hostility towards tourists. “It is very hard to create a tourist destination, but very easy to destroy it. The main problems here are a lack of housing, roads, parking, sewage treatment plants and the supply of…

KAKAMEGA, Kenya — A group of fans are placing bets on the sidelines ahead of the big match. It’s a sunny Saturday morning, perfect weather for the main event at Mukumu Mwithanzi, one of the sacred bullrings in Kakamega, western Kenya. Hundreds of fans are searching for the best vantage points to watch the highly anticipated showdown between local champion Dragon and his opponent White.The crowd goes wild as the dragon, escorted by its handlers, enters the grounds in a grand procession, traditional Iskuti drummers enthusiastically beat the drums to great heights, and finally, surrounded by handlers and excited fans,…

Varosha is a Cypriot seaside resort that was popular with Hollywood celebrities in the 1960s but has been left in ruins since Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Varosha has been closed off to the outside world for decades (Getty Images) What was once a beautiful seaside resort turned ghost town has become a mecca for “dark tourism”, with vacant buildings dominating the eerie skyline. Once a glamorous resort town frequented by Hollywood celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, the Cyprus town of Varosha was abandoned for decades but has slowly started to attract tourists back in recent years as it becomes…

Tourists wearing floral garlands walk through the ancient Sanfang Qixiang area in Fuzhou city, southeast China’s Fujian province, June 7, 2024. The Fuzhou municipal government has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient buildings and structures that are important heritage sites of high historical and cultural value in the city. Meanwhile, these relics also serve as tourist attractions and help boost the local tourism industry. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)Tourists visit the ancient Sanfang Qixiang (三方七蘭) street in Fuzhou city, southeast China’s Fujian province, June 7, 2024. The Fuzhou municipal government has taken various measures in recent years to protect ancient…

Tusk’s Civic Alliance coalition maintained its lead over the right-wing populist Law and Justice (PiS) party, and the far-right Coalition entered the European Parliament for the first time. advertisementEarly forecasts for the outcome of Poland’s European Parliament elections suggest that Tusk’s Civic Alliance will maintain its lead over his rival Law and Justice party (PiS), likely resulting in a similar outcome to that of December’s national elections. With 38% of the vote, Tusk’s political coalition should be able to send around 21 MEPs to the new European Parliament, according to an Ipsos exit poll published by Polish television station TVN24.…

The 2024 European elections will end when Italian polls close at 23:00 CET today (9 June), with results starting to come in overnight. advertisementWhile some countries, including the Netherlands, have already voted, member states will wait for Italians to cast their final votes before the first official results are known, to ensure that countries that voted earlier do not influence the outcome of the ongoing vote.Polling stations in Italy opened on Saturday afternoon, closed at 11pm and then reopened for the day today, giving Italians longer time to vote than in many other European countries. By contrast, in Luxembourg, where…

The post-pandemic boom, yielding a newfound appreciation for travel and self-discovery, witnessed tourists flocking to globally loved holiday hotspots, including Japan. From cherry blossoms and shinkansens to snow festivals, the country has a magnetic pull on tourists, so much so that in March 2024, the beginning of the cherry blossom season, the country welcomed 3.08 million visitors, according to a report by Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO). This was the first time Japan’s monthly influx crossed the 3 million mark since 1964. While the numbers are great for Japan’s economy, weary locals battling overtourism headlined mainstream media. Today, the country…

The economies of Spain, Greece and Portugal, which were derided as the “Club Mediterranean” during the European debt crisis 15 years ago, are now performing better than those of the Nordic countries thanks to a recovery in the tourism industry.The three countries had to endure severe austerity measures imposed by European Union member states in the early 2010s, which were quick to blame the economic crisis on fiscal laxity and lack of competitiveness. But Zsolt Darvas, an economist at Brussels-based think tank Bruegel, said “things have changed” since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today, these countries are growing faster…

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